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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio Senate District 13

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Ronald L. Nabakowski (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Scribner L. Fauver (R) by 8.5 points.

Ronald L. NabakowskiDemocrat · winner
54.3%44,586
45.7%37,563
82,149 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+8.51978D+8.61982D+33.71986D+30.51990D+22.61994R+0.81998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET